A regular vodcast/podcast which explains the great Indian elections of 2024, the worlds largest democratic exercise. India is the worlds largest democracy with over 900 million registered voters. Elections are held from 19th April to 06th June 2024 and will conclude with the election of the Lok Sabha, or the lower house of the Indian parliament as well as the new government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favored to win a third term. Modi himself is aiming to increase his majority to 400+ seats with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) firmly backing him. Opposing Modi is the INDI Alliance, led by fifth generation leader Rahul Gandhi, which is unable to agree on a common language. The first episode focuses on the BJP’s weaknesses West Bengal, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress hold the fort she inherited from the communists. In South India as well BJP is still struggling to make a mark.

Join us to try and make sense of the Cānakya neeti, the strategy of the BJP as it attempts to break into the South and East.